A trousseau is the personal possessions of a bride usually including clothes, accessories, and household linens and wares. It is a descendant of the French verb "trousser," meaning "to truss" or "to
tuck up." Fittingly, a bride might truss, or bundle, a variety of items
as part of her trousseau—and it is perhaps not too surprising that
"truss" is also a "trousser" descendant. "Trousser" itself is thought to
have evolved from a Vulgar Latin word, "torsus," meaning "twisted."
Another descendant of "trousser" is "retroussé," meaning "turned up," as
in a "retroussé nose."
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